Punk Britannia
A series which explores the why's and how's of Punk music's emergence in the mid 1970's, and the legacy it left for British music. It features interview and classic performances.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Documentary, Music
A series which explores the why's and how's of Punk music's emergence in the mid 1970's, and the legacy it left for British music. It features interview and classic performances.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Pre-Punk: 1972 - 1976
Before the punk generation finally arises to have its say during 1976 come a group of pub rockers, a generation of bands sandwiched between 60s hippies and mid-70s punks who will help pave the way towards the short, sharp shock of punk.
Episode 2
Punk: 1976 - 1978
Daydreaming England was about to be rudely awoken as punk emerged from the underground scene. A nation dropped its dinner in its lap when the Sex Pistols swore on primetime television. Punk had finally found its enemy- the establishment.
Episode 3
Post-Punk: 1978 - 1981
Punk had shown what it was against - now what was it for? In the wake of the Pistols' demise a new generation of musicians would re-imagine the world they lived in through the music they made.